Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, has insisted that he will not back down on his claim that the Jonathan administration expended N140 billion on the yet to be completed 2nd Niger Bridge in Anambra State.
Oshiomhole
Similarly, the governor has stood his ground that the sum of $700 million …N140bn spent on 2nd Niger Bridge, Oshiomhole insists
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said the steps taken by President Muhammadu Buhari since he took over on May 29 are tainted with ethnic colouration.
Fayose vows to lead opposition against APC
The governor, who said the retired general was operating as a “president of northern N…Buhari is a northern President – Fayose
The Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress have come under fire for saying that President Muhammadu Buhari never promised Nigerians that he would achieve specific things within his first 100 days in office.
Buhari
Nigerians on social media expressed disappointment at the party and…100 Days: Nigerians fire Buhari over APC denial of campaign promises
SGF, Oshiomhole, Okorocha, Oyegun: they’re on merit
Ohanaeze urges Igbo to be calm
The Nation – CRITICS of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments yesterday got a reply – they are based on merit.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and some governors defended the appointments which have …APC, governors, others join row over Buhari’s choices
China has expressed support for Nigeria’s quest to occupy a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Nigeria
China’s position was disclosed by the Speaker of the People’s Parliament of China, Mr. Zhang Dejiang, during a meeting with the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Repre…China backs Nigeria’s bid for UN permanent security council seat
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter says it is in great pains following the abduction of renowned essayist /columnist, Ms Dornu Kogbara last Sunday in Port Harcourt by unknown gun men.
The APC who made its view known in a press statement signed by Mr…Rivers State: Kidnap of Dornu Kogbara underscores breakdown of security – APC
The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says former governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s refusal to honour the invitation extended to him over allegations of monumental frauds and acts of illegality committed by him while in office is born out of fear and guilty c…Amaechi’s Refusal To Appear Before Commission Of Enquiry, An Admission Of Guilt – PDP
A 28 years old girl who threw her new born baby away is begging for forgiveness from her parents and Nigerians.
Joy Osarhiakhi had on June 13, 2015 delivered herself of a baby girl in a bathroom of the house she lives with her parents and immediately packed the baby in a nylon bag and threw her…Edo: Baby dumper begs for forgiveness
The Managing Director of the Ofure Royal Medical Centre located at Upper Uwa Street, Benin City, Dr. Omokhomion Kingsley, has been arrested for allegedly conducting abortion at his clinic.
Dr. Omokhomion was arrested by operatives of Zonal Criminal Investigation Bureau, Zone 5’ police h…Police arrest abortion doctor in Benin City
…says appointments so far are in the interest of Nigeria
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Monday said all the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari decision are in the best interest of the nation.
Okorocha
He said the President has the rights to appoint anyone from…Nobody can dictate who Buhari should appoint – Okorocha
Some yet- to- be identified gunmen last Thursday killed Captain Samson Amineshi (rtd.), a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akoko- Edo local government of Edo State.
He was shot along the Igarra-Okpe road.
Amineshi, a former councillor, was believed to be preparing for the…Gunmen kill APC chieftain in Edo State
Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has donated medical supplies and three tanks for storing water to Internally Displaced Persons at a camp in Uhogua village, Ovia North East Local Government.
Out of the 900 Boko Haram victims that were brought to camp, 142 of them were returned to…IGP donates medical equipment to Edo IDPs
Energy Sent out by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) last Sunday hit 4,029.83MW, The Nation learnt Monday.
According to the Federal Ministry of Power in its Power Statistics of Sunday 30th August, power supply leaped by 32.02MW from the last statistics of August 25.
Of the total energy…Power supply now 4,029.83MW
…Judge frowns at Senate leaders’ conduct
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and three others Monday in Abuja shunned the resumed hearing of a suit seeking their sack.
Although it was not mandatory for Saraki, Ekweremadu and the other defendants in the suit to attend pro…Saraki, Ekweremadu shun hearing of suit seeking their sack
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, a few weeks after his appointment was announced.
Others sworn in at the event held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, included the Secretary to the Government of…Buhari Swears In Femi Adesina, Others
…escapes death in an auto crash
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
Immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been admitted at the National Hospital Abuja after being involved in a motor accident this morning.
His siren-blaring convoy was said to have…Abuja Accident: Akpabio rushed to National Hospital
By Reno Omokri
On July 17, 2012, a recently re-elected Governor Adams Oshiomhole visited the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and on his way out he had a chat with State House Correspondents and said as follows “what the Edo election has confirmed is that when the President and Commander-in-Chief p…Oshiomhole has forgotten so soon by Reno Omokri
RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, to go and defend himself before the judicial commission of inquiry sitting in the state.
Nyesom Wike and Romiti Amaechi
Wike, who was reacting to Amaechi’s declaration on Saturday that he (Amaechi) would not a…Probe: Go defend yourself – Wike tells Amaechi
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youth Council, has said the appointments so far made by President Muhammadu Buhari contravene the provisions of the country’s federal character principle.
General Buhari
The council, in a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Mr. Eric Omare, said B…Buhari’s appointments violate federal character – Ijaw youth
The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, has said Boko Haram fighters attacked a village in the state and killed 56 persons.
The governor, who said this during a presentation of gifts on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari to parents of abducted Chibok schoolgirls on Saturday in Maiduguri,…Boko Haram kill 56 in Borno State
Three officials of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, of Friday, interacted with Nigerians from different parts of the country for an hour and three minutes. They spoke on what applicants should do or avoid when processing the US visa.
The live show was not a television programme. Recognising…US embassy attends to visa complaints on Google Hangouts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced a full investigation into the activities of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
Alison Madueke
It was learnt on Sunday that the commission…EFCC begins probe of Alison-Madueke
The ministers who served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan have defended their performance, saying they did well in office and were not corrupt.
President Goodluck Jonathan
The ex-ministers, Sunday, in a statement by Abubakar Suleiman, former Minister of National…We performed well; we were not corrupt – Jonathan’s ex-minister tells Buhari
The former governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Chief Timipre Sylva to contest the December 5, 2015 Governorship election in Bayelsa State.
Tinubu also charged Bayelsans to ensure that Sylva becomes the next governor…Bayelsa Gubernatorial Poll: Tinubu moves against spoilers, urges Sylva to contest
Nigeria’s secret police on Sunday, disclosed that it had arrested notable Boko Haram suspects, including a key commander, linked with several suicide attacks across the country, reports AFP.
Abubakar Shekau
The Department of State Services (DSS) said in a statement said that Usman Shuiabu known a…DSS arrests Boko Haram Commander linked with suicide attacks
